Category: Genesis Chapter 5
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Pharaoh Called Worship a Waste of Time – Exodus 5:9
Exodus 5:9 Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words. Pharaoh wanted the people so weighed down, so exhausted, and so consumed with labor that they would have no strength left to think about God. That is why he called Moses’ words…
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From Creation to Catastrophe – Genesis 5:32
Genesis 5:32 And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Genesis is turning a corner here. Up to this point, we have been moving through beginnings. The beginning of creation. The beginning of man. The beginning of sin. The beginning of family life, labor, sorrow, death, and promise. Now…
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The Gospel in the Genealogy – Genesis 5:28-31
Genesis 5:28, 29, 30, 31 And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son: And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed. And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five…
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Grace for the Lowly – Genesis 5:25-27
Genesis 5:25-27 And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech: And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died. Now we come to Lamech. His name…
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Taken Up in Walking – Genesis 5:22-24
Genesis 5:22-24 And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him. There is something very tender here. Enoch began to walk…
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A Warning Wrapped in a Name – Genesis 5:21
Genesis 5:21 And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: Methuselah means dying he shall send. That is an astonishing name. Every time Methuselah’s name was spoken, a message was being preached. Every time his mother called him in for supper, every time his father spoke his name, there was a quiet prophecy…
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A Dedicated Life in a Dying World – Genesis 5:18-20
Genesis 5:18, 19, 20 And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch: And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died. Now the line comes to Enoch. His…
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When Heaven Comes Down – Genesis 5:15-17
Genesis 5:15-17 And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared: And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died. Mahalaleel points us to the presence of God. Then comes…
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Near in the Sorrow – Genesis 5:12-14
Genesis 5:12, 13, 14 And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel: And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died. These names keep unfolding the human story in a very honest…
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From Death to Sorrow – Genesis 5:9-11
Genesis 5:9-11 And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan: And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died. The names keep preaching. Enos speaks of man as frail, weak, and subject…
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Named for Mortality – Genesis 5:6-8
Genesis 5:6-8 And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos: And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died. There is something sobering here. Seth, whose name speaks of…
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The Day Adam Died – Genesis 5:4-5
Genesis 5:4, 5 And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters: And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died. That last phrase lands hard. And he died. Three words. That is all. Adam lived what…
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In His Image, In Our Ruin – Genesis 5:3
Genesis 5:3 And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth: Genesis 1 says Adam was made in the likeness of God. Genesis 5 says Seth was born in the likeness of Adam. That is a painful shift. By the…
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One Name Before God – Genesis 5:1-2
Genesis 5:1, 2 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created. Before the story moves forward, the Lord…